Funeral of Baltimore FF Rodney Pitts III Held

Oct. 27, 2023
Firefighter Rodney Pitts III died while battling a row house fire last week.

The funeral for fallen Baltimore City firefighter Rodney W. Pitts III will begin at 10 a.m. Friday at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen.

He will be laid to rest in Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium.

Pitts, who graduated from the fire academy in August, had been with the department for about a year.

The fire also claimed the life of Lt. Dillon Rinaldo, who died of burns. 

His funeral arrangements have not been set.

The cause of the fire in Linden Heights remains under investigation with the ATF leading the probe. 

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